According to Lu Su's initiative, Sun Jian decided to lend Liu Bei troops and horses after careful consideration.
Lu Su has no personal relationship with Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, etc. He only considers the interests of Jiangdong. Liu Bei is also an outstanding person. His subordinate Zhang Fei is brave enough for thousands of people. Zhuge Liang has unpredictable plans. Now Cao Cao has many soldiers.
In this situation, it would be a pity if we could not make good use of these powers, and our chances of winning would be greatly reduced.
Lu Su and Zhou Yu had a very good relationship, so although Zhou Yu was not enthusiastic about lending Liu Bei troops and horses, he did not object when he saw that it was Lu Su who suggested it. Sun Jian also trusted Lu Su quite a bit, and saw that Zhou Yu did not intervene.
He objected and agreed to his request.
However, Zhuge Liang asked to borrow 20,000 soldiers, and Lu Su and Sun Jian finally negotiated and allocated 10,000 soldiers to him. This shows that both Lu Su and Sun Jian were always wary of Liu Bei.
In addition to mobilizing troops and horses to Liu Bei's command, Sun Jian also appointed Zhu Ran as Liu Bei's deputy general, saying that he would serve as Liu Bei's assistant, but everyone knew that he was just to monitor Liu Bei's movements.
Not only had the number of soldiers and horses expected to be reduced by half, but also a supervisor was assigned to the army, Liu Bei certainly couldn't be happy. But on the surface, he had to look happy, and he spoke with certainty in front of Zhu Ran,
I promise that I will do my best to resist Cao Jun and work hard for the King of Wu.
————————————————————————————————In King Wu’s palace, above the main hall, King Sun Jian of Wu was gathering his ministers.
Discuss the matter of resisting Cao Cao.
"According to reports from Malay, although Cao's army is large in number, it is moving extremely fast. The 50,000 advance troops have been stationed at Sanjiangkou a few days ago, and the follow-up army will surely arrive within a few days." Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Wu army, was holding his hand at this time.
A piece of military information explains the current situation to all civil and military personnel.
Everyone in the hall had different expressions after hearing Zhou Yu's words.
Counselor Yu Fan was the first to go out and said to Sun Jian: "Now Cao Cao is powerful, but Jiangdong is weak. My lord cannot hold on to the temporary mood and start a war. By then, the army will be defeated and the city will be destroyed. It will be regrettable. The king should send an envoy to Cao's camp.
In order to achieve peace, the best way is to turn conflicts into friendship."
After hearing this, Sun Jian smiled coldly and said, "Zhongxiang thinks I can't defeat Cao Cao?"
Yu Fan hurriedly replied: "Cao's army today is 250,000, and ours is only 150,000. In terms of numbers alone, we are at a disadvantage."
"In battles, the number of soldiers is only one factor that affects victory or defeat. Since ancient times, there have been many battles in which a small number of people defeated a large number of people." Sun Jian said coldly, with a worried look on his face, "What's more, Cao Cao's troops are all from the north.
People are not good at water warfare. There are boats and boats on the river. This is not what Cao Cao and his generals are good at. Even if our army is slightly outnumbered, we can still win!"
"Otherwise, although Cao Cao's army is from the north, it has been planning to attack Wu for a long time and is not inadequately prepared. After Cao Cao captured Jingzhou, he took over the Jingzhou navy. In recent years, Cai Mao has commanded the navy to train it. Although its naval warfare capabilities
It's not as good as our Wu army, but it's not far behind. What's more, Cao Cao occupies seven-tenths of the world, and he has plenty of follow-up power. In this battle, Cao Cao brought an army of 250,000, but he was stationed everywhere, and there were at least two unmoved troops.
More than 100,000 people. Even if our army wins this battle and their entire army of 250,000 people is wiped out, Cao Cao can rest and recuperate and recruit troops and horses. In a few years, he can pull out an army of hundreds of thousands to invade the south. And I
The army of 150,000 people has already gathered in Jing. Once most of the troops in Wu and other places are defeated, there will be no extra troops to face Cao Cao's army. Therefore, I implore the King of Wu to think twice before taking action. Don't show your temporary bravery and end up in a disaster.
Bureau." Yu Fan spoke sincerely and spoke at length.
Sun Jian was very dissatisfied at this time. Cao Cao raised his troops to invade. He was gearing up and ready to give the opponent a head-on blow. But Yu Fan's words were undoubtedly carrying a bucket of cold water and pouring it on his head.
How could Sun Jian endure it?
In history, Sun Quan had some hesitation before the Battle of Chibi, but Sun Jian was stubborn and stubborn. For Sun Jian, even if he died in a grand defeat, it was far better than surrendering without a fight.
These remarks by Yu Fan made him quite unhappy and even a little angry. However, Sun Jian did not show this anger on his face, so no one noticed it.
Of course, some veterans who were familiar with Sun Jian could probably guess that Sun Jian was extremely unhappy.
"Mr. Zhongxiang's words are wrong." The person who spoke at this time was not an old minister from Jiangdong, but Zhuge Liang, who was loyal to Liu Bei. "Cao Cao traveled a long way to conquer the country, used weapons in vain, lost his righteousness, and did not occupy the right time; I, the land of Jiangdong, have
The natural gorge of the Yangtze River does not take advantage of it; the people east of the Yangtze River are all loyal to the King of Wu and do not want to be ruled by Cao Cao, and it does not take advantage of people and people. Cao Cao has nothing in terms of weather, location, and people, so why should we be afraid of him?
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Although Zhuge Liang was not willing to serve Sun Jian, he must encourage Sun Jian to go to war with Cao Cao. Otherwise, how could Liu Bei have the opportunity to take advantage of the chaos to expand his strength?
"Kong Ming's words are all false." Cheng Bing, a counselor under Sun Jian's tent, said, "The weather, the right location, and the harmony are all empty talk. How can Cao Cao fight Yuan Shao based on these three? When attacking Jingzhou, can they be based on these three?"
To attack Yizhou, based on these three things? But where are Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang now? Kong Ming used these three as a basis to persuade the King of Wu to fight against Cao Cao, which is really a mistake for our lord!"